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Massachusetts General Hospital
Bone Marrow Transplant Unit
55 Fruit St
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: (617) 724-3456
Patient Contact Number: (617) 724-3456
https://www.massgeneral.org/cancer-center/treatments-and-services/bone-marrow-transplant

Background Data

i Unit:  Adult
Unit Type
If the transplant center treats only adult patients, the word "Adult" will appear in this section. If only pediatric patients are accepted for treatment, the word "Pediatric" will appear. If the center treats both pediatric and adult patients, but at separate facilities, the words "Both Adult/Ped" will appear. If both pediatric and adult patients are treated at the same facility and by the same medical personnel, the words "Adult/Ped Combined" will appear.
i NMDP Transplant Center:  Yes
NMDP Transplant Center
NMDP stands for National Marrow Donor Program, the organization that provides bone marrow, stem cell and cord blood donors for patients.
i FACT Approved - Autologous:  Yes
FACT Approved - Autologous
FACT stands for the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy. This group establishes standards for the collection, storage and transplantation of bone marrow, stem cells and cord blood.
i FACT Approved - Allogeneic:  Yes
FACT Approved - Allogeneic
FACT stands for the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy. This group establishes standards for the collection, storage and transplantation of bone marrow, stem cells and cord blood.
i Year Autologous Open:  1993
Year Autologous Open
The year the autologous and allogeneic transplant programs began
i Year Allogeneic Open:  1993
Year Allogeneic Open
The year the autologous and allogeneic transplant programs began

iNumber of Transplants Performed

Number of Transplants Performed
These numbers are the most recent data provided to BMT InfoNet by this center. If there are zeros for each transplant type in a single year, it means the center has not yet provided us with data for that year. If no data is showing for the transplant center it means they have not provided data in the last 5 years.
Adult Transplants201820192020202120222023
Autologous85595662560
Allogeneic Related31313235380
Allogeneic Unrelated71625564690

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BMT Program Director

Name Phone
Yi-Bin Chen, MD (617) 726-5765
Sara Cobb, RN (617) 643-4715

Transplant Medical Director

Name Phone
Yi-Bin Chen, MD (617) 726-5765

Transplant Physician

Name Phone
Yi-Bin Chen, MD (617) 726-5765
Diane Cirstea, MD
Zachariah DeFilipp, MD (617) 724-3456
Bimalangshu Dey, MD (617) 724-3456
Areej El-Jawahri, MD (617) 724-3456
Matthew Frigault, MD (617) 724-3456
Mark Leick, MD (617) 724-3456
Steven McAfee, MD (617) 724-3456
Richard Newcomb, MD (617) 724-3456
Thomas Spitzer, MD (617) 724-3456

Transplant Nurse Practitioner

Name Phone
Colleen Danielson, NP (617) 724-1124
Meredith Saylor, NP (617) 724-1124
julie Vanderklish, NP (617) 724-1124
Nisha Wali, NP (617) 724-1124

Transplant Nurse

Name Phone
Leslie Attar, RN (617) 643-6803
Caitlin Avitable, RN (617) 643-7586
Morgan DiCalogero, RN (617) 726-6364
Rona Earl, RN (617) 726-6599
Donna Jordan, RN (617) 643-7586
Allison Koran, MSN, RN
Kate Rush, RN (617) 643-4715
Deirdre Smith, RN (617) 724-0430
Colleen Walsh, RN (617) 643-6803

Transplant Coordinator

Name Phone
Kenny Chouinard (617) 726-8816
Colleen Cornell (617) 726-0116
Adrienne Daigle (617) 724-6477
Gislaine Germain (617) 726-5594
Courtney Jorgensen (617) 726-9658
Kate Mooney (617) 643-5526
Gertrude Warren (617) 726-5813

BMT Psychologist

Name Phone
Ashley Nelson, PhD

BMT Social Worker

Name Phone
Jennifer D'Alotto, MEd, MSW, LICSW (617) 724-0596
Eric Hanson, MSW/LICSW (857) 238-1052